From their earliest days Jim and his brother John had
made an impression around the Fife area of Scotland with their close harmony singing
as the Yardley Brothers with the Bill Owen Dance Band.

In 1963 the two brothers moved
from their home town of Dunfermline to London, where they met up with
Colin Reece and formed a typical sixties guitar based band called the
Spectrum. No great waves were made but the
group was an excellent vehicle for forging the powerful harmonies which
were to become the trade mark of the very early Bully Wee Band.

Around 1965 Jim left London to
move back to Scotland where he gained a rapid interest in traditional
music at the Dunfermline Folk Club with school friend Barbara Dixon.

In 1969 he returned to
London where he once again teamed up with his brother John and Colin Reece
to form the Bully Wee Band.

In 1981 Jim left the Bully Wee
Band to move to Norway where he has carved a successful career on the
Norwegian Folk circuit with bands such as the Folks Next Door, Tara and
his current band the Cornerboys with ex-New Celeste Ronnie Gerrard.

Jim has appeared on all seven of
the Bully Wee Band albums. His discography apart from that is: